Do You Pace Yourself?

Yes, it does get better! It's good to pace oneself, lyme or no lyme.. I run around and then I need some quiet time for myself and I don't have lyme anymore...

Just go at your own pace (no pun intended) and listen to your body...

Good luck!
Denise

Hi Sueg,

Yes, experience this often. On typical and bad days, I often start off thinking/hoping I'm well enough to run errands and in the middle of them I have a complete crash and have to stop and sit down, and wait before I drive home (or have my husband drive if he's with me). Pacing yourself is always good, and being able to read your body and identify when you think it's coming on is helpful (trust me, I know sometimes it comes out of nowhere though). I know a lot of my fatigue comes from poor adrenal function (low cortisol). Have you had your adrenals tested to know if this is a contributor?

Oh yes, this is the story of my life now. When I feel as if I have energy I think I can go out and do a bunch of things, but most of the time my energy doesn't last very long. One time I crashed in a store. I had to go sit down in their back room for a while before going home. I was so embarrassed.

Lately I have had a bit more energy but I know that if I have been doing errands for an hour and a half that it's time to go home and rest.

Basically I have to decide what is the most important thing I have to do today and make sure that gets done. Anything I get done after that is gravy. Pacing myself has been difficult to learn but it is a must for me.